People & Businesses
Cornerstones of the Community
Local financial institutions provide a backbone of support for our community At the core of our inter-connected community here on the Cape and Islands, a network of banking, investment and…
Spotlight: Mid-Cape Home Centers
125 years of commitment to quality, service, and you. For 125 years, Mid-Cape Home Centers has been a family-owned local business serving Cape Cod, the Islands, and South Shore with…
A Little Bad Martha, A Lot of Good
Iconic Martha’s Vineyard brewery opens a new location in Falmouth, carrying on the style and tradition first set on the island. If you’ve been to Edgartown, odds are you’ve encountered…
Next Wave: Angela Kimball
The way we design our homes often aligns with how we traditionally think spaces should be used. Angela Kimball, a kitchen designer with Whitewood Kitchens and a recent founder of…
More than a Message
For artist Harry Seymour, the beauty of Martha’s Vineyard and personal experiences come together, along with his personal style of creating, to form powerful narratives about the world around him. Photography…
Shooting in Style
Eric Davis Jr. sees the Cape through his own unique filter, and his photography is a dazzling artistic representation of that personal style. From the moment Eric Davis Jr. picked…
Gunkholing: Life Goes on Within me and Without me
My thanks to the entire Cape Cod Life staff for doing such a great job! For months most of us were working from home. I worked in my office at…
2020 Visionaries: Lauren Neidigh, Creative Dynamo
The founder of Cape Camo is styling the Cape in a new kind of camouflage, one that showcases her positive spirit and love for this community. They say when a…
A Recipe for a Perfect Party
Although year-round events, this time of year on the Cape ushers in a flurry of bridal parties and large families gathering to celebrate the love of two people they care…
Falling for Creative Cape Cod
Early in the morning of Thursday, Oct. 11, 1849, Henry David Thoreau set off on one of his iconic beach walks exploring Cape Cod. He had uncovered a secret that…
Seven Miles and Beyond
Along the famed Cape Cod Canal wait dedicated surfcasters, and among them, two men stand out. “My uncle Jack bought land in Mattapoisett just before going off to war in…
The Surprenant System
At the center of the Cape Cod dining universe, one man does things a bit differently. People often describe Cape Cod as an arm, bent at the elbow of Chatham,…
Feeding Your Soul
Local purveyors are connecting with their customers on a whole new level A trip to the supermarket has become one of the most impactful experiences for many during the COVID-19…
“The way it used to was”
Restaurateur and art collector Anton ‘Napi’ Van Dereck told the story of Provincetown through art and food This summer in Provincetown is bittersweet. Beloved legend Anton ‘Napi’ Van Dereck passed…
Provincetown’s Sailing Moment
From the dugout mishoon canoes of the Wampanoag, to the whaling schooners of the 19th century, to the pleasure yachts and cruisers, the traditional one-design sailboat classes, and the diminutive…
Pass the Plate
The American Culinary Federation of Cape Cod stepped up to lend a hand, and serve some food, when it was needed most. Home to some of New England’s freshest cuisine,…
Pandemic Storm
A group of dedicated Cape Cod photographers, whose lives and photos have been acutely impacted by COVID-19, are making photographs as an emotional response. photography by the members of the Cape…
Art in the time of COVID
The Eastham Painters Guild leverages the community, and each other, to continue to create art in a difficult time. Art is an integral aspect of life in this unique region…
